wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “repoint”
wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →
For “repoint”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 19. 2 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.
wp.org search ranks on
Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.
We add
A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
GetSEOAgent — AI Bulk SEO Chat shows at wp.org #14 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 70+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Better Find and Replace – AI-Powered Suggestions places #3 on merit, 4.6★ from 171 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
404 to 301 – Redirect Manager, 301 Redirection, 404 Error Logs & 404 Monitoring 100K+ · 4.7★ (315)
wp.org #8 6 too low 3 Better Find and Replace – AI-Powered Suggestions 40K+ · 4.6★ (171)
wp.org #10 ↓1 7 too low 4 
LH Page Links To 400+ · 4.8★ (4) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #2 2 too high 5 
SRA Nieuwsbank 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #3 2 too high 6 
Venuera – Event Tickets for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too low 7 H Honeill Media Duplicate Manager — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #4 3 too high 8 
Digigyan SEO Toolkit 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #5 3 too high 9 
Nova Media Cleaner — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #6 3 too high 10 
PublishPress Shortlinks – The Link Manager for WordPress 200+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 
Pixelcinch Image Optimizer — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #7 4 too high 12 
CloudScale Backup & Restore — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #9 3 too high 13 
MediaPilot AI – Media Library Folders, Cleanup & AI Metadata 10+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too low 14 
TrustSig Security 30+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 
Super Duper Reading Index — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too low 16 
Donation Router for GiveWP & PayPal – Route Donations by Donor Country — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #18 2 too low 17 
PingView — Uptime, SSL & Checkout Monitoring for WordPress and WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too low 18 
EvoMedia – Link-Safe Media Replace, Convert & Cleanup 20+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too high 19 GetSEOAgent — AI Bulk SEO Chat 70+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too high Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.